Systems Management Server (SMS) Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.059% - -
As % of the Systems Management category 0.42% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £509 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 - -
75th Percentile £526 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £518 - -

All Systems Management Skills
City of London

Systems Management Server (SMS) falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 237 344 441
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 14.02% 16.33% 15.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 223 315
10th Percentile £290 £365 £400
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -7.56%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £694
90th Percentile £769 £736 £800
Central London median daily rate £543 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -5.65% +4.55% -7.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £21.49 £44.00 £23.88
25th Percentile £23.46 £69.50 £27.81
Median hourly rate £28.50 £112.00 £36.25
Median % change year-on-year -74.55% +208.97% +85.90%
75th Percentile £47.91 - £45.31
90th Percentile £58.51 - £49.63
Central London median hourly rate £24.43 £112.00 £36.25
% change year-on-year -78.19% +208.97% +85.90%

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Systems Management Server (SMS) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Systems Management Server (SMS) job vacancy trend in the City of London

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Systems Management Server (SMS).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Systems Management Server (SMS)

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Systems Management Server (SMS).

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Systems Management Server (SMS)

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Retail Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Event-Driven
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Push Notifications
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Wealth Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft